Torrington man charged with sex assault, sentenced for robbery

BANTAM >> Within a matter of hours, a Torrington man was sentenced to three years in jail for his part in a 2010 robbery and also was arraigned Friday morning on sexual assault charges, stemming from his third arrest within the past month.

Carlos Rodriguez, 111 Pulaski St., faces three additional serious cases in Litchfield Superior Court on separate arrests, and will face new charges there in upcoming weeks. But on Friday, Judge Richard Marano sentenced the 23-year-old to three years in jail, followed by five years of probation which includes making restitution payments to numerous victims, including the City of Torrington.

During his sentencing, Rodriguez told the court, "I messed up a lot, so I'm just trying to get my life together."

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Rodriguez was arraigned Friday morning on his most recent charges of one count of first-degree sexual assault and four counts of delivering alcohol to minors.

According to police records, Rodriguez's most recent crimes occurred June 23 of this year. The 19 year old victim reported to police that she had been a victim of sexual assault. According the affidavit, the victim met up with Rodriguez and his friend John Pace, 19, at a basketball court in Torrington.

Rodriguez and Pace informed the victim of a party going on in Litchfield. The victim then gave Rodriguez her home address and walked to the party from there. However, before the three left the party, the victim drank a few shots of vodka purchased by Rodriguez, according to the affidavit.

Police records indicate the victim was not feeling well, so a friend picked the three up and drove back to the victim's house where the assault occurred. The victim told police that she was so drunk she doesn't remember how she got into her apartment.

After arriving back, the victim reported to police she began to black out since she was so drunk, and as a result, went into her bedroom lay down, when Rodriguez followed her in.

The victim was lying on her back when Rodriguez started pulling off her pants. The affidavit said she was so drunk she could not help herself. The victim informed police that Pace came into the room as Rodriguez was taking off her pants and reported during this time she blacked out again.

The victim told police before she knew anything Rodriguez started having intercourse with her. She allegedly tried to push Rodriguez off her but he held her down by her wrists.

According to the police report, the victim said she did not know how long he was having intercourse with her, but Pace reportedly watched the entire thing and never said anything.

The police reports state, once Rodriguez was done, he left the room and Pace then tried performing sexual intercourse with the victim. The victim told police she never gave them permission to do what they did to her and that she has never dated either of them. The victim also told police she was so drunk she could not physically defend herself. The next morning, the victim went to Charlotte Hungerford Hospital where she completed a sex assault kit, according to the affidavit.